SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 27
WHEREAS, A 75th wedding anniversary marks a lifetime of
mutual devotion and shared experiences, and Ezequiel and Maria
Anita Ramirez Silva of Brownsville are celebrating this joyous
milestone in their marriage on October 23, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Ezequiel Silva Sr. and the former Anita Ramirez
first met at a picnic on Easter Sunday in Brownsville in 1947;
looking dapper in his double-breasted suit, Mr. Silva caught the
eye of Ms. Ramirez, a recent Brownsville High School graduate;
after a courtship that included dates at the Capitol cinema and
dancing at the El Jardin Hotel, the couple were joined in
matrimony in 1948 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in
Brownsville; and
WHEREAS, Shortly after their union, Mr. and Mrs. Silva
settled in Brownsville to raise their family, which today
includes their five children, Ezequiel Silva Jr. and his wife,
Shirley, Hector Silva and his wife, Rosaura, Cynthia Silva
Martinez and her husband, Jose, Patsy Schanbaum and her husband,
Robert, and Daniel Rene Silva and his wife, Leticia; they have
been further blessed with 12 grandchildren, Ezequiel Silva III
and his wife, Erika, Marcus Silva and his wife, Natalie, Natalie
Lahti and her husband, Steve, Lauren Flores and her husband, Roy,
Sara Zamora and her husband, Rolando, Chris Martinez and his
wife, Cear, Nicholaus Schanbaum and his wife, Terri, Kimberly
Woolston and her husband, Jacob, Roni Bauman and her husband,
Brandon, Jamie Ann Schanbaum, and Eric and Danielle Silva, as
well as 17 great-grandchildren, Sophie, Matthew, Anthony, and
Aaron Silva, Ethan Carlson, Ethan and Judah Lahti, Evan and Evie
Flores, Michael and Sofia Zamora, Emily and Mason Schanbaum,
Logan and Brody Woolston, and Bobbie and Brenton Bauman; and
WHEREAS, Mr. and Mrs. Silva have enjoyed seven and a half
decades of abiding love and affection for each other, and they
are among an exceptional group of men and women who can claim such
a lasting commitment; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Ezequiel
Silva Sr. and Maria Anita Ramirez Silva on their 75th wedding
anniversary and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Silva as an expression of high regard
from the Texas Senate.
LaMantia
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on October 19, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate